A növekedéssel kapcsolatos kihívások és kontextuális kettős képesség
A felső vezetők (TMT) integráltságának vizsgálata
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https://doi.org/10.14267/VEZTUD.2021.09.03Keywords:
contextual ambidexterity, growing pains, Top Management Team (TMT)Abstract
Adaptation and growth require an organization that is able to handle contradictions: stability and renewal, exploitation and exploration. Researchers have suggested that firms must seek to achieve some form of ambidexterity (simultaneous exploration and exploitation). Top managers play an extremely important role in facilitating ambidexterity by creating a supportive organizational context. This study examines how the integration of the top management team affects the presence of “growing pains”, i.e., perceived symptoms of organizational dysfunctions created by excessive growth. The pilot results of a large-scale survey show that firms with disintegrated management have significantly higher levels of stress, disorganization, and tensions. Authors surveyed Hungarian firm’s top managers, with each firm in the sample providing three top managers, then cluster analysis and paired independent T-tests were conducted.
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